Ok so it turns out that my birthday, April 20th, falls on the Cherry Blossom Festival Cosplay Parade. So I decided that I'd have my birthday at the Festival, get away from my town, go on a mini road trip, so I thought that I'd turn it into a gathering since some of you will be there anyway. I'm not sure on the details fully yet, but suggestions, times, and what not would be appreciated.

Cosplayers NOT IN CONTEST, but FOR PARADE, meet @ City Hall at 12:00 PM.

So, typically, you can do this:

Date: April 20th, 2008Meeting Place: In front of San Francisco City Hall; I guess where all the cosplayers are.Time: 10 AM for people who wanna be there for the cosplay judging; 12 PM for those who want to get there before the parade starts.

Possible schedule can be:

- 10AM/12PM meet up in front of SF City Hall- Parade starts @ 12:30 PM, people who walk in parade walk; people not in parade drive to Japantown SF.- After parade ends, meet at some point (It can be discussed later. Japantown gets really crowded later, so it'll be hard to find people)- Hang around Japantown; Kinokuniya, etc.- Find a restaurant to eat for a lunch/dinner (Might be hard too, because of the many people)- Anything else?

I'm just stating what we did in the previous years. Hopefully this will help you decide on what you'd want to do. ^^

I just registered yesterday. They are up to 47 entries now for the contest.They also have a box on the form if you just want to walk in the parade, but not enter the contest.

My question is what is the best place to park and then get from one place to the other before/after the parade? It sounds like the better option is to be parked at Japantown? But then what's the best way to get to City Hall?

Any other tips and suggestions from those who've done it before would be appreciated. Thank you!

My question is what is the best place to park and then get from one place to the other before/after the parade? It sounds like the better option is to be parked at Japantown? But then what's the best way to get to City Hall?